[pʰabnā], v.i. to fit, suit.
[◀MIA: Pk. phavvīhaï ʻgets what one likesʼ ◀OIA *sparvati ʻreleases, wins, succeeds, is fittingʼ. (Cf. spr̥ṇṓti, spr̥ṇutḗ ʻreleases, saves, wins for oneselfʼ RV.) <√spr̥ ‘convey, rescue, gain’ ◀PIE *sp(h)er-, sp(h)erǝ- ‘to make a rash movement, to push away, to rush, to act rashly, etc.’] ♣[=PIE▶⋯▶Eng. spur, spurn ] ♣[=PIE▶⋯→Eng. spoor ]
☞ (Platts, 1884) 0283; (Turner, 1966) 13808, p.798; (MW, 1899) 1268; (Pokorny, 1959) 0992; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 2.773
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